By Mike Thatcher
With the Festival films behind us it is time to welcome in our Autumn programme, with three very different films, as well as an offering from the National Theatre.
We start on 6th October at 7pm with the NT Live presentation of Jack Absolute flies again, a new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris based on Sheridan’s The Rivals. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own, very particular, terms. Featuring a cast including Caroline Quentin, Laurie Davidson, Natalie Simpson and Kelvin Fletcher.
Then on Friday 14th October we screen Border (15) at 8pm. An unusual and captivating film from Sweden which defies categorising. Customs officer Tina is known for her extraordinary sense of smell. It’s almost as if she can sniff out the guilt on anyone hiding something. But when Vore, a suspicious looking man, walks past her, her abilities are challenged for the first time ever. Even worse, she feels a strange attraction to him.
On Friday 28th October at 8pm we show Nocturnal Animals (15), the acclaimed thriller by Tom Ford. Amazing performances from Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Linney, Michael Shannon and Arnie Hammer play out this dark and tense thriller. Includes a scene at the beginning of the film which was the reason Manon vetoed showing it six years ago!
Finally, on Sunday 30th October at 3pm The Duke hits our screen. In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Charming and uplifting comedy starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. For tickets and further information www.hurstfilms.com